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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
1
Paris reports a large American transport carrying wheat for troops has crossed the Atlantic under a warship. It is unloading at a French port as preparations are made for the reception of American troops. Camps for infantry artillery and aviation parks are organized with no families accompanying officers.
Secretary Daniels announced the Jupiter arrived in France laden with 10 500 tons of wheat and other supplies. The large collier sailed from an American port with no prior voyage notice and now anchors in a French port. It was the first electrically propelled steamship and its success spurred electric drive adoption in new battleships and battle cruisers. The coroner appointment for Perry county added G W Gault of Marysville.
Un settled weather with thunder showers tonight and Friday. Temperatures mild with south and southwest winds. Susquehanna river and tributaries rising, lower main river near stationary to night, upper branches falling. Wilkes-Barre area rise to 12 to 13 feet in 36 hours. Harrisburg stage about 5.5 feet Friday morning. Central storm moving from Iowa to Wisconsin with heaviest rains in DC Pennsylvania and New York. 8 a.m. temperature 64. Sun rises 4 28 a.m. Moon rises 0 56 p.m. River stage 5.3 feet. Highest yesterday 74, lowest mean 70, normal 68.
Washington reports William J. Clark of New York, a warrant officer on the Arkansas, commanded the armed guard aboard the Silver Shell in sinking a German submarine in the Mediterranean. Secretary Daniels praises the action and says promotion is under consideration. The ship’s name was withheld to avoid inviting further attacks.
An American destroyer patrolling off Ireland aided survivors from two ships sunk by a German submarine. The Lynton from Pensacola was lost with no deaths and the Madura from Mobile was sunk after the lifeboats were shelled, with two dead and seven wounded among survivors. Ten American sailors from the Scorpion later joined the liner voyage.
The War Department works on regulations for draft by lot as the provost marshal general tallies Tuesday registrations. Delaware Vermont and the District of Columbia reported figures last midnight with more states expected. outcome possible in a week or ten days.
Earl Orris 22 consumes acid at Miss Sarah Harvey home after a dispute over marriage and possible draft. Hospital reports say condition not serious. Harvey, 19, recently divorced, was to wed Orris soon and later attend a nephew’s wedding.
J. Grant Koons former first sergeant of the Governor's Troop will organize a company of men ages eighteen to twenty and over thirty at the Technical High School Monday night at 8 o'clock. Instructors with troop service will drill the recruits in cavalry and other arms drill and field service. Attendance requirement is at least 75 percent of drills.
The ministry of marine announced that American war ships anchored off the French coast. The French navy greeted these new brothers in arms under the American flag as they join to strive for final victory against the common enemy.
Two Harrisburg men, Rev Dr George B Stewart and his younger brother Weir, served in Middle East theaters during the war. George led as treasurer of the Syrian Protestant College in Beirut and remains cut off. Weir, with the British India force, became the first American to enter Baghdad after its capture. He reports Arabs and Muslims looted the city after its fall, secured a riverfront Y M C A building, and describes his health and optimism.
New York launches its share of a 100 million dollar Red Cross fundraising effort with a target of 10 million. Bankers lawyers and businessmen were invited to join a speakers bureau and the official drive begins June 18. A plan to divert corporate war order dividends to the Red Cross was discussed with stockholders releasing dividends to the Red Cross treasury.
Senator Beidleman introduced a bill with a 350009 dollar appropriation for a steel bridge at Millersburg on the Susquehanna. The measure, aimed at a ferry crossing site between Harrisburg and Selinsgrove, passed first reading in the Senate and proceeds to the upper chamber next week.
Weather Forecaster E. R. Demain ties recent district rainfall to western tornado activity. The last two days brought heavier rain than prior storms, with a six foot flood rise forecast for the Susquehanna at Wilkes-Barre. J Gilbert White succeeds Lewis F. Gintzer at the weather bureau.
Harrisburg and allied towns exceed the government share of 2 million by 257,900 in a half day. Edson J. Hockenbury leading 250 volunteers, with plans to raise 4 million in three days. Divisions A to D report strong sums, and Dillsburg through Middletown contribute notably.
Pennsylvania Railroad shop employees boost war effort by subscribing to Liberty Bonds. To date 991 workers have purchased bonds totaling 56 400 dollars reflecting strong community support and broad participation.
A group of eighty three including foreign born workers answered the army call at the recruitment station. The campaign targets June 14 with daily reports to C L Mellvaine and Herbert P Beam. Enlistees come from Steelton Swatara Rockville and Beavertown among others.
General Haig drives a morning assault on the Messines Wytschaete ridge between Ypres and Lille. British forces seize initial objectives and push forward. Operations tie into the Arras battle with a salient near Lille under renewed threat. The strike aims to bend the German line three miles deep and across a similar distance.
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